The Karnataka cabinet has given its consent to declare 21 more taluks as drought hit, taking the total number of such taluks to 216. As such, it has claimed a total relief of Rs 5,326.87 crore from the Centre, the state's Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs H K Patil said on Thursday.
Karnataka has a total of 236 taluks in 31 districts.

In a horrifying incident in Makodu village, Periyapatna taluk, a 30-year-old man identified as Ganesh allegedly drowned his 18-month-old son in the waters of the village lake.

People traveling in a private bus were seriously injured as the bus toppled on the road after the driver lost control on the National Highway near Pala village in Hubballi taluk on Thursday morning.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has clarified the government circular prohibiting the use of chemicals, including turmeric and vermillion, at the Vidhana Soudha and Vikasa Soudha during Ayudha Pooja, insisting that the government had followed the convention of prohibiting the use of chemicals at the buildings.

Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) patriarch H D Deve Gowda on Thursday removed the party's Karnataka unit president C M Ibrahim, who had raised a banner of revolt against forming an alliance with the BJP, by dissolving the state working committee.

Farmers in Devanahalli are opposed to the land acquisition for industrial purposes and a meeting will be held on October 25 to discuss the issue, Karnataka Large and Medium Industries Minister M B Patil has said.

The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday rejected the petition by Deputy Chief Minister and state Congress chief D K Shivakumar challenging the Central Bureau of Investigation's FIR against him in the disproportionate assets case.

Chikkamagaluru: Unable to bear the burden of agriculture loan, Manjunath, a 38-year-old farmer in Kedigere village in Hirenallur hobli of Kadur taluk, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at home.